Typhoon Noru: Karding makes landfall in Vietnam’s Da Nang
CNN — Typhoon Noru made landfall near Vietnam’s popular beach resort city of Da Nang on Wednesday morning, bringing powerful winds and heavy rain as tens of thousands of people …
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Nord Stream: Mystery leaks hit Russian gas pipelines to Europe
European countries on Tuesday raced to investigate unexplained leaks in two Russian gas pipelines running under the Baltic Sea near Sweden and Denmark, infrastructure at the heart of an energy …
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Shinzo Abe funeral: Japan holds controversial state funeral for assassinated leader
Tokyo CNN — Japan bid farewell to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in an elaborate state funeral Tuesday, despite public opposition to the cost of the event as the country …
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Philippines to shut 175 offshore gambling firms, deport 40,000 Chinese workers
The Philippines will stop operations of 175 offshore gambling firms and deport about 40,000 Chinese workers, a justice ministry official said on Monday, part of a crackdown on the notoriously …
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Amazon announces another Prime Day in October
New York CNN Business — Amazon is adding another Prime Day to the calender. The company announced Monday that the sale, called “Prime Early Access Sale,” will take place October …
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What it’s like to visit Saudi Arabia right now
(CNN) — I have seen countries change before, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite like the change taking place in Saudi Arabia. It is not like the …
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Cubans to decide on same-sex marriage in national referendum
Matanzas, Cuba CNN — The cake with figurines of two brides on top melted in the Caribbean heat and the wedding guests fretted aloud that one of Cuba’s frequent blackouts …
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Mahsa Amini death: Fifth Iranian paramilitary member killed as president warns protesters will be dealt with ‘decisively’
CNN — A fifth member of an Iranian volunteer paramilitary group died Sunday after clashing with what state media called “rioters and thugs,” as the country’s President Ebrahim Raisi warned …
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Italy expected to look right as polls open in national election
Her ultra-conservative party, whose origins lie in post-war fascism, control just two of Italy’s 20 regions, winning just 4.5% of the vote in the 2018 elections. But since the collapse …
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Magnus Carlsen: FIDE reprimands former world champion for quitting match after one move but ‘shares his deep concerns’ about cheating in chess
“We strongly believe that there were better ways to handle this situation,” FIDE said in a statement released on Friday. “The World Champion has a moral responsibility attached to his …
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